Lam Doubles Through Oya in Massive Pot
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Picking up the action on a flop of 
, Alex Epstein bet 2,300 from the button before Masashi Oya raised to 5,300 in the big blind.
Aaron Lam then made it 16,500 from middle position and Epstein called. Oya then moved all in and Lam quickly called for his last 129,000. "That's what I get for three-betting the button," Epstein said as he folded, saying he had pocket tens.
Lam showed 
for the flopped full house, while Oya had 
for trip kings. The board ran out 
and Lam doubled up in a 275,000-chip pot, leaving Oya, who began the day with more than 140,000, on crumbs just 30 minutes in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
90,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
||
|
5,300
-134,800
|
-134,800 |
|
|
||
flop, it was checked to Dimartino who continued to bet for 3,200 and only Wadlington made the call. 
turn and Wadlington bet 5,000 when the river showed a 
. Dimartino quickly mucked his hand and Wadlington added the chips to her stack.
turn and Sorel Mizzi bet 10,000. 
river peeled off as he exited.
and Cleeton led out for 13,000. Zhuta quickly folded but Darawala took some time, looking unsure of what to do, and eventually decided to toss his cards into the middle.
, Quang Vu led out for 11,000 into his heads-up opponent, Franco Spitale. Spitale then responded by putting in a raise to 32,000, which sent Vu into the tank. 
for a turned full house and Vu mucked.
Jaffee checked and then called a bet of 6,600 from Jim. 
turn to the 
(flush) holding down onto the table as Jim released his own hand into the muck. 
.
and Dickman made an unnecessary set of sevens on the river to send McDonald to the rail.
